SINGAPORE: Singapore said Thursday it would replace its ageing KC-135R air refuelling tankers made by US firm Boeing with Airbus's A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft.
Ng did not say how many Singapore will buy, but an industry source said in January the city-state wants to buy six MRTT aircraft in a contract worth an estimated one billion euros ($1.4 billion).
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